skulker

English Thesaurus

1. someone waiting in concealment (noun.person)

hypernym	:	waiter,
definition	:	a person who waits or awaits (noun.person)

2. someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity (noun.person)

hypernym	:	shirker, slacker,
definition	:	a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime) (noun.person)

3. someone waiting in concealment (noun.person)

derivation	:	ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, lie in wait, lurk, scupper, waylay,
definition	:	wait in hiding to attack (verb.competition)

derivation	:	lurk, skulk,
definition	:	lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner (verb.stative)

4. someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity (noun.person)

derivation	:	affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham,
definition	:	make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)

derivation	:	assume, feign, sham, simulate,
definition	:	make a pretence of (verb.creation)

derivation	:	malinger, skulk,
definition	:	avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill (verb.social)

5. someone waiting in concealment (noun.person)

derivation	:	ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, lie in wait, lurk, scupper, waylay,
definition	:	wait in hiding to attack (verb.competition)

derivation	:	lurk, skulk,
definition	:	lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner (verb.stative)

6. someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity (noun.person)

derivation	:	affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham,
definition	:	make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)

derivation	:	assume, feign, sham, simulate,
definition	:	make a pretence of (verb.creation)

derivation	:	malinger, skulk,
definition	:	avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill (verb.social)